Out and About

Salvage Secrets Q & A at Rejuvenation

Salvage maven Joanne Palmisano has a new book all about making discards into design treasures, and she wants to share.

07/28/2011 By Kristin Belz

Slideshow

Slide Show: David C. Lam Asian Garden at UBC

07/28/2011

horticultural travels

David C. Lam Asian Garden at UBC

a horticultural Mecca!

07/28/2011 By Kate Bryant

Under $10

Somewhere Over the Rainbow(ls)

These colorful striped wooden bowls will make you stop in your tracks.

07/26/2011 By Kristin Belz

Slideshow

Slide Show: Dulcy Mahar

07/26/2011

Article

Dulcy Mahar

The Oregonian garden columnist’s garden opens one more time

07/26/2011 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

All Hail the Ancient Art of Mosaic

Hail Mary is a shop and mosaic studio filled with quirky beauty.

07/22/2011 By Kristin Belz

get dirty

Make Babies! (Plants, That Is…)

try your hand at the easiest propagation method around

07/22/2011 By Kate Bryant

Mudroom

Plantwise: Blue Bonanza

Growing fruit in your backyard is a berry, berry good idea.

07/22/2011 By Kate Bryant

Wish List

Ideas for an Artful Modern Retreat

Just a few suggestions for DIY decor that will brighten up any bungalow.

07/22/2011

Mudroom

Go West!

Will humble Hillsboro define Portland’s future?

07/22/2011 By Zach Dundas

Market Watch

Scape from Planet Garlic

There’s more to garlic than just the bulb.

07/21/2011 By Kristin Belz

Article

Buy Spring Bulbs Now

…while you can still remember what the garden looked like in March, April and May!

07/21/2011 By Kate Bryant

Out and About

Belluschi and More Historic Homes Tour

How often do you get invited to Pietro Belluschi’s house? Don’t miss the Architectural Heritage Center’s tour of his and other historic Portland homes.

07/20/2011 By Kristin Belz

Desirables

Back to the Typewriter

Put aside, for a moment, the iPad, and contemplate the typewriter. Is it an objet d’art or a utilitarian typing machine?

07/19/2011 By Kristin Belz

plant of the week

Try Mt Etna Broom - a Broom That's Nice, Not Naughty!

Genista aetnensis

07/18/2011 By Kate Bryant

Out and About

Japan Without a Passport

Zen beauty and no-hassle travel at the Portland Japanese Garden’s Behind the Shoji art show and sale.

07/14/2011 By Kristin Belz

DIY

Sew and Go!

Sewing studios and classes are popping up all over Portland to help beginners whip out curtains and pillows in no time.

07/12/2011 By Kristin Belz

things to do

Garden Conservancy Open Gardens & Tour De Coops

07/12/2011 By Kate Bryant

Desirables

Summer Nights, Summer Lights

We’ve slogged through spring, and the 4th of July is behind us. Now summer weather can officially start – and with it, outdoor living.

07/08/2011 By Kristin Belz